Lentil- Potato Curry (ডাল-আলুর চচ্চড়ি)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Masoor dal- 1/2 cup
2. Potato- 2 medium size (around 400 gm)
3. Onion (chopped)- 2 Tbs
4. Garlic (chopped)- 3 clove
5. Ginger (chopped)- 1 Tbs
6. Whole red chili- 2 pieces
7. Bay leaf- 1 pieces
8. Fenugreek seed - 1/4 ts (please see the notes below)
9. Fennel seed- 1/4 ts (please see the notes below)
10. Black cumin seed- 1/4 ts(please see the notes below)
11. Turmeric powder- 1/4 ts
12. Cumin powder- 1/2 ts
13. Red chili powder- 1/2 ts
14. Salt- 1 ts or to taste
15. Oil- 3 Tbs
16. Coriander leaf (chopped)- 1 Tbs (optional) 

Note: If you do not have the fenugreek seed, fennel seed & black cumin seed, you can use 1 ts Panch phoron (bengali 5 spices) instead of all those seed.

Procedure:

1. Peel and wash the potatoes and then  cut into long thin strips (julienne) and set aside. (if you want you can fry the potato in oil for around 5 minutes and set them aside)
2. Wash the dal and soak it in water for 4-5 minute and then drain the water.
3. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Then add the fenugreek seed, fennel seed, black cumin seed, whole red chili, and bay leaf; let them temper for few seconds. Then add the chopped garlic, chopped ginger and chopped onion and fry them until the onion become soft and light brown in color. 
4. Now add the washed da, add turmeric powder, red chili powder & cumin powde, fry them for around 1 minute and then add around 2-3 cups of water.
5. Cook dal in medium heat until it is 6o% done. 
6. Then add the cut potato into the dal, stir it, then cover the pan and let them cook until the potato become soft (around 10 minutes).
7.  Spread the chopped coriander on top of the curry and turn off the heat.
8. Serve the curry warm with ruti, parata or luci.

Courtesy: 

Maksuda Hossain

(Portland, Oregon, USA)

Banana Bread

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Ripe banana - 2-3
2. Egg- 2
3. Milk- 1/4 cup
4. Butter- 1/2 cup (melted and cooled to room temperature)
5. All purpose flour- 1 & 3/4 cup
6. Sugar- 3/4 cup
7. Baking powder- 1 ts
8. Baking soda- 1/4 ts
9. Salt- 1/4 ts
10. Ground cinnamon- 1/2 ts (optional)
11. Nuts (Pecan/ walnut/ almond/ peanut/ pistachio) - 1 cup (optional)

Procedure:

1. Lightly butter or spray your loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 inch) or cupcake pan and place parchment paper on it and keep aside.
2. Lightly toast the nuts on a low heat and then keep aside to cool down. Roughly chopped the toasted nut and take on a bowl.
3. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon in the bowl and mix them well.
4. Now beat the egg in another bowl. Mashed the ripe bananas and add it to the beaten egg.
5. Add the milk and melted butter in the egg & banana mixture and mix them well.
6. Now make a well in the flour mixture, pour the liquid mixture in it and fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients just until combined.
7. Pour the batter on the prepared pan. (for the cupcake pan, fill half of the cup for each bread, because it will rise while you bake it)

8. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F or 170 degree C. Then put the pan in the middle rack and bake it for around 50-55 minutes or until the bread is golden brown in color (to avoid over bake of your bread star to check it after 30-35 minutes. Insert a tooth pick into the bread, if it comes out clean then your bread is done). 
9. Cool down the bread to room temperature and then remove it from the pan and serve.

French Toast

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন। 

Spicy Toast:

Ingredients:

1. Egg- 2
2. Bread slice- 4
3. Chopped onion- 2 Tbs
4. Chopped green chili- 1 Tbs
5. Milk- 1 Tbs (optional)
6. Salt- 1/2 ts
7. Sugar- 1/4 ts
8. Oil- 4 Tbs

Procedure:

1. Take the egg, salt, sugar, milk and chopped onion & green chili in a bowl and beat them well.
2. Now heat 1 Tbs oil in a pan. Deep one piece of bread in the beaten egg, place some chopped onion and green chili on the bread slice and carefully place it in the heated oil. Fry one side for around 30-40 seconds or until a nice golden brown color comes out. Then flip the other side and fry that side.
3. Take out the toast on a paper towel and fry the rest in the same way.
4. Serve the spicy toast with sauce or ketchup immediately.

Sweet Toast:

Ingredients:

1. Egg- 2
2. Bread slice- 4
3. Sugar- 3 Tbs or to taste
4. Milk- 1 Tbs (optional)
5. Salt- 1/8 ts
6. Oil- 4 Tbs

Procedure:

1. Take the eggs, sugar, salt and milk in a bowl and beat them well.
2. Now heat 1 Tbs oil in a pan. Deep one piece of bread in the beaten egg and carefully place it in the heated oil. Fry one side for around 30-40 seconds or until a nice golden brown color comes out. Then flip the other side and fry that side.
3. Take out the toast on a paper towel and fry the rest in the same way.
4. Serve the toast immediately.

Dal Vuna (ডাল চচ্চড়ি)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Masoor dal - 1/2 cup
2. Onion (chopped) - 1/4 cup
3. Green chili (slit in the middle)- 7-8 
4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 ts
5. Salt- 1/2 ts
6. Oil- 2 Tbs
7. Coriander leaf (chopped) - 1 Tbs

Procedure:

1. Soak dal in water for 15-20 minutes. Then wash it and set aside.
2. Now heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped onion, green chili in the hot oil and fry them for few seconds. Then add the dal, turmeric powder and salt; and fry them for 3-4 minutes. 
3. Now add around 3/4 cup water and cover the pan. Let it cook for around 4-5 minutes or until dal become soft (dal should not be mashed). Spread the chopped coriander leaf and turn off the heat.
4. Serve dal vuna with Ruti or Parata.

Bosnian Ruti ( বসনিয়ান রুটি )

Ingredients:

1. All purpose flour - 3 cup
2. Yeast-1 Tbs
3. Warm milk-1 cup
4. Beaten egg- 1 
5. Oil or melted butter- 5 Tbs 
6. Sugar-2 Tbs
7. Powder milk- 2 Tbs (optional)
8. Salt-1 ts or according to your taste
9. Oil- For deep fry

Procedure:

1. Take yeast in a large bowl, add warm milk and a pinch of sugar and stir it until yeast dissolve into milk. Leave it around 10 minutes.
2. Then add oil, sugar, salt , powder milk and stir it to mix well.
3. Now slowly add small amount of flour at a time to the liquid and mix it. Add until it forms to a dough. If dough seems too soft then add little bit flour and mix. When dough is done cover it and rest it for around 1 hour to rise.(for better result keep it in a warm place) Dough will be almost double in size after 1 hour. Knead the dough again.
4.  Divide the dough to 14-16 small balls.Take one ball on the rolling board, spread some flour and roll it to a thick ruti. Make all the other ball in the same process. ( do not put the ruti on top of one another, keep them separate). When all ruti is done cover them with a kitchen towel and keep them for another 10-15 minute fro second rise. 
5. Now heat the oil in a pan to a little higher than medium flame (pan size should be deep so that ruti can be deep fried). When oil is heated enough put one ruti into it and gently press it with a spoon until it puffs up, then flip the side and wait for 4-5 seconds and  remove from the pan.(don't fry it long, the color of the ruti should be white) and take out  on a paper towel to soak the excess oil.
6. Fry all the ruti and enjoy with beef curry or tandoori chicken and raita.

Courtesy: 

Fahana Anjum Korobi

(Columbia, SC, USA) 

Cholar/Chana Dal(ছোলার ডাল)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Chana dal-1 cup (soaked in water overnight)
2. Onion(chopped)-1 medium
3. Ginger paste-2 ts
4. Garlic paste-2 ts
5. Red chili powder-1 ts or your choice
6. Cumin powder- 1 ts
7. Turmeric powder-1/2 ts
8. Garam masala powder-1/2 ts
9. Whole red chili- 2 piece
10. Whole masala(Cardamom- 2 piece, Cinnamon-2 stick, Clove- 3 piece, Bay leaf-2 piece)
11. Salt- 1/2 ts or your taste
12. Oil- 1/2 cup

Procedure:

1. Wash the soaked dal well and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan to a medium heat and fry all the whole masala(Cardamom,Cinnamon,Clove,Bay leaf) and whole red chili a little bit, then add onion and fry until it become soft. Add other masala(Ginger paste, Garlic paste, Red chili powder, Cumin powder, Turmeric powder, Garam masala powder) and salt with 1 Tbs water and stir it until oil separate from masala.
3. Then add dal and mix it well with masala. Stir dal around 5-6 minutes in medium heat(if dal stick on bottom, lower the flame).

4. Add around 4 cups(you can add more or less water according to your desire thickness for gravy ) water and bring it to a nice boil, then cover it and let it cook around 15 minutes or until dal become soft.
5. Then take it out and enjoy with luchi, parata or rice.

Luchi(লুচি)

Ingredients:

1. Flour-2 cup
2. Ghee/clarified butter/Oil-3 Tbs
3. Salt-1/2 ts
4. Sugar - 1/2 ts
5. Warm water-around 1/4 cup (it may need more or less according to dough)
6. Nigella seed- 1/2 ts
7. Oil- for deep fry

Procedure:

1. Take flour in a bowl, add salt, nigella seed and ghee/clarified butter, and mix them well so that ghee incorporated with flour.
2. Now slowly  add warm water with flour and knead well to form dough. Knead the dough well to make it smooth. Divide the dough to small balls.
3. Take one ball on the rolling board, spread some flour and roll it to a disk size roti. Make all the other ball in the same process.

4. Now heat the oil in a pan to a little higher than medium flame (pan size should be deep so that luchi can be deep fried). When oil is heated enough put one luchi into it and gently press it with a spoon until it puffs up, then flip the side and fry  it to a nice golden color(don't fry it long otherwise it will be crispy), and take out  on a paper towel to soak the excess oil.
5. Fry all the luci and enjoy it hot with any curry.

Chita Pitha(ছিটা পিঠা)

Ingredients :

1. Rice flour-1 cup
2. Plain flour-1/4 cup
3. Water-around 2 cup
4. Oil for brush the pan
   
5. Salt-1/2 ts or according to your taste

Procedure :

1. Place rice flour to a bowl. Add water and salt to the rice flour. Mix well. Keep the batter aside.
   
   
2. Brush oil in a pan. Heat in medium. Spray batter on the pan with your hand.(See the video)
3. Wait for few seconds. Then remove from the pan carefully. Every time you just mix the batter with your hand before spray.
4. Enjoy with chicken curry.